Ratio of Mean to Median

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For the positive numbers, , , , , what is the ratio of the mean to the median?

Review: Ratio of Mean to Median


Explanation

In this question to find the mean of these four numbers, we add them up and divide by four:







To find the median, we must order the list: . Since there are an even number of elements in this list, the median is the average of the middle two:





The mean and the median are the same, so their ratio is 1.

The correct answer is (A).


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